2013 Impact of Extension Programs

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County Report:

Making an Impact.

Alabama Extension is making a difference throughout the state with programs that help individuals, families, and communities make decisions that improve quality of life and economic well-being. Learn Extension's impact in agriculture, forestry, wildlife, and natural resources; economic and community development; urban affairs and new nontraditional programs; family and consumer sciences; and 4-H and youth development.

2013 Economic Impact of Agriculture

Agriculture, forestry, and related industries contributed $70.4 billion to Alabama's economy in 2010, accounting for almost 40 percent of its GDP and employing 580,295 people — 22 percent of the state's workforce. This economic sector is also a critical and, in many cases, indispensable component of the economies of Alabama's 67 counties. This series of reports, the result of a collaborative effort of the Alabama Agribusiness Council, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, and other businesses and organizations, is a compilation of agricultural and forestry economic data collected from all of Alabama's counties.

In addition to providing a detailed and comprehensive picture of the impact of agriculture and forestry in each of these counties, the series is intended to provide county leaders and other policy makers with a strong basis for making economic decisions in the future.